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Presenters: Valencia D. Thomas, Michael K. Wong, and Andrew J. Bishop

, provide an outline for patient stratification based on risk factors for local recurrence, metastases, and death from disease ( Figure 1 ). 2 “There are so many characteristics and elements that we must take into consideration that there are conflicting

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Anne M. Covey

have a known risk factor, 11 and we believe that implementing screening programs for those known populations improves OS. Other risk factors in the setting of HCV cirrhosis include male sex, coinfection with HIV or HBV, older age, diabetes, and obesity

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Jeffrey Crawford and George M. Rodgers

resistant bacteria, and do not impact the depth and duration of neutropenia, which is the major risk factor for FN. Risk Assessment Per NCCN Guidelines Before the start of chemotherapy, patients should be evaluated for their risk of FN based on

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Peter F. Coccia, Alberto S. Pappo, Lynda Beaupin, Virginia F. Borges, Scott C. Borinstein, Rashmi Chugh, Shira Dinner, Jeanelle Folbrecht, A. Lindsay Frazier, Robert Goldsby, Alexandra Gubin, Robert Hayashi, Mary S. Huang, Michael P. Link, John A. Livingston, Yousif Matloub, Frederick Millard, Kevin C. Oeffinger, Diane Puccetti, Damon Reed, Steven Robinson, Abby R. Rosenberg, Tara Sanft, Holly L. Spraker-Perlman, Margaret von Mehren, Daniel S. Wechsler, Kimberly F. Whelan, Nicholas Yeager, Lisa A. Gurski, and Dorothy A. Shead

adequate evaluation of the efficacy of a given treatment regimen, which in turn can invalidate the results of a clinical trial. Risk factors for nonadherence among AYA patients include patients' emotional functioning (depression and poor/low self

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Michael B. Streiff, Paula L. Bockenstedt, Spero R. Cataland, Carolyn Chesney, Charles Eby, John Fanikos, Annemarie E. Fogerty, Shuwei Gao, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Hani Hassoun, Paul Hendrie, Bjorn Holmstrom, Nicole Kuderer, Jason T. Lee, Michael M. Millenson, Anne T. Neff, Thomas L. Ortel, Tanya Siddiqi, Judy L. Smith, Gary C. Yee, Anaadriana Zakarija, Nicole McMillian, and Maoko Naganuma

damage, and stasis from direct vascular compression. 6 - 8 The incidence of cancer-associated VTE is further increased by the presence of additional risk factors, such as acquired or congenital thrombophilia (eg, antiphospholipid syndrome, factor V

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Linda S. Overholser and Carlin Callaway

cause of death for adults in the US general population, is now known to be a leading cause of death in individuals treated for cancer. 7 – 12 As with cancer, CVD in survivors could be due to common behavioral risk factors, a family history, a late

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Andrew T. Kuykendall and Rami Komrokji

corresponding risk category being assigned. 2 – 4 Additional risk factors have been proposed but not universally incorporated into risk-stratification models, including cardiovascular risk factors, leukocytosis, and, perhaps most controversially, platelet count

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Lindsey Robert Baden, William Bensinger, Michael Angarone, Corey Casper, Erik R. Dubberke, Alison G. Freifeld, Ramiro Garzon, John N. Greene, John P. Greer, James I. Ito, Judith E. Karp, Daniel R. Kaul, Earl King, Emily Mackler, Kieren A. Marr, Jose G. Montoya, Ashley Morris-Engemann, Peter G. Pappas, Ken Rolston, Brahm Segal, Susan K. Seo, Sankar Swaminathan, Maoko Naganuma, and Dorothy A. Shead

risk factor for the development of infections in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Effective strategies to anticipate, prevent, and manage infectious complications in neutropenic patients with cancer have led to improved outcomes. 1 – 12 Because of

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Judith A. Paice

. “For goal-setting surrounding pain, the focus has shifted from looking for zero on a pain scale to improving patients’ function. For a thorough assessment, we need to ask patients about risk factors for misuse. Family history is a crude proxy for risk

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Noopur S. Raje, Andrew J. Yee, and G. David Roodman

3.7 years. 35 Dental extractions are a major risk factor for the development of ONJ. 34 , 36 Attention to dental hygiene and minimizing invasive procedures (eg, tooth extractions, dental implants) may reduce the risk of ONJ. 37 IMWG guidelines